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the pic is an advertisement from 1979,I found it and thought someone could shed some light on it,What i don;t get is you find stuff like this and you get all these people coming on here like its the most serious thing in their life,it's just a photo ,doesn't mean anything I saw it and shared.what are you some kind of lawyer?
Originally posted by okbmd
reply to post by TWILITE22
according to the article it has been verified by reference librarian
According to what article ? The article in the link , next to the picture , makes no reference what-so-ever to the picture .
Also , what , exactly , was "verified" ? That the picture was an advertisement ?
( And of course it isn't a real photo . duh .) I just love this place ...
thank you, for the appropriate response.Now if all those real serious folk would take it for what it is ,instead of coming out with guns blazing ready to shoot me because I have no certified stamped paper saying this photo is without a doubt a REAL ADVERTISEMENT AD.Some people really make me laugh
Originally posted by Klassified
reply to post by TWILITE22
Good Catch OP! Thumbs up!
I've certainly not seen that one before.
www.adrants.com...
Airplane Meets Twin Towers in Old Pakistani Airlines Ad Buzz pakistani_airlines_twin_towers_ad.jpg Adland has unearthed an old 1979 ad for Pakistani Airlines promoting its flights to New York City using an ominous plane shadow cast upon the Twin Towers. Certainly in the seventies, everyone was enamored with the stature and size of the the then amazing looking towers but unless you were Irwin Allen, even in your most imaginative moments you weren't envisioning this ad's imagery would foretell the horror that occurred September 11, 2001. Barring that horrific day in 2001 and placing oneself in 1979, it's actually a good ad. The Towers were the premiere iconic image of New York city and they retained their iconic status through three decades until they fell that fateful day. No one in 1979 could seriously have believed an image like this would become reality. Sadly, it did. Similar images from the past will continue to pop up from time to time in old magazines, in old ads, in old movies and we'll wince a bit each time we see them remembering our connection to that day. Sally Mar
yes I do realize that the pic is an ad ,and have never seen it before I just though it was interesting photo.I did not have a conspiracy in mind ,but more of an ironic picture,on the side of ominous maybe even foreboding.
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by TWILITE22
I think, by now, you've figured out that it is merely an advertisement for Pakistani Airlines, in anticipation of their entry into the New York market?? Using the Twin Towers merely because they (were) such an obvious symbol, and unique to NYC. Even more so than the Statue of Liberty, in a way....due to their size and (at that time) relative newness.
BTW...yes, this has been already posted on ATS...twice before, if I recall.
Oh, and 2nd BTW....if you pay particular attention to the shadow silhouette....and note the TYPE of airplane depicted, shows a subtle other side to the ad. Of course, unless you're a pilot, or an aviation enthusiast, the silhouette may not immediately be obvious. It is to experienced people, like me. To others, perhaps meant to be slightly subliminal.
(Hint: It's a Boeing 747. AT the time, the largest, most "luxurious", airliner in the world)........
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by TWILITE22
Of course, unless you're a pilot, or an aviation enthusiast, the silhouette may not immediately be obvious. It is to experienced people, like me. To others, perhaps meant to be slightly subliminal.
Originally posted by 4thDimension
Looks like a made up doctored image to me.
Who would have been in that exact spot at the right time with a camera and with it pointed up in the exact area to get that photo ?
Extremely unlikely.
love your avatar!!some people just don't understand the meaning of an advertisement,I've had to explain it a few times,guess that will teach me to post an ad photo again!!
Originally posted by Mathoryn
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by TWILITE22
Of course, unless you're a pilot, or an aviation enthusiast, the silhouette may not immediately be obvious. It is to experienced people, like me. To others, perhaps meant to be slightly subliminal.
Congrats?
Originally posted by 4thDimension
Looks like a made up doctored image to me.
Who would have been in that exact spot at the right time with a camera and with it pointed up in the exact area to get that photo ?
Extremely unlikely.
HaHa what the hell is going on here
Anyway thanks for the pic man nice find